NHTSA Campaign 77V032000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Issued by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. · Reported Mar 1, 1977 · 79,056 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS MAY BREAK. THIS COULD ALLOW THE BROKEN PORTION OF THE BOLT TO DRIFT INTO THE ADJACENT ROTATING WHEEL SPOKES. SHOULD BOTH CALIPER BOLTS BREAK, THE INNER CALIPER HALF MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE.

Remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE BOLTS WITH IMPROVED TYPE BOLTS, WHERE NECESSARY.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1000 1975 79,056
HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1000 1976 79,056
HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1000 1977 79,056
HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1200 1975 79,056
HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1200 1976 79,056
HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1200 1977 79,056

Source: NHTSA Campaign 77V032000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.